Information About Using J2EE Agents in Policy Agent 2.2

This section provides information about J2EE agents in Policy Agent 2.2 that
will help you install and get accustomed to the product. J2EE agents have
undergone some major changes for the 2.2 release that affect how you
interact with them. Read the following subsections to understand the more
significant ways that changes made in the 2.2 release affect the manner
in which you use a J2EE agent.

Enhanced Installation Process for J2EE Agents in Policy Agent 2.2

The installation process for J2EE agents is quite different for the 2.2 release.
This guide provides you with a chapter that explains all the details necessary
for understanding this process, from unpacking the J2EE agent binaries to
installation related commands, to the directory structure of J2EE agents once
the binaries are unpacked. See Chapter 2, Vital Installation Information for a J2EE Agent in Policy Agent 2.2.

Increased Functionality of the agentadmin Program
for J2EE Agents in Policy Agent 2.2

The agentadmin program is a required tool for the 2.2 release
of J2EE agents. The functionality has increased significantly. The most basic
of tasks, such as installation and uninstallation can only be performed with
this tool.

The Sample Application

Deploy, and interact with the sample application included with Policy Agent 2.2.
Interacting with the sample application is perhaps the best way available
to you to learn how J2EE agents work. The sample application is deployed at URI/sampleapp. The sample application demonstrates agent configuration
options and features. With this application, you can view agent configuration
examples and you can test if an agent was deployed successfully. To learn
more about this application, read about the sampleapp directory
explained in the list following Table 2–2.
Moreover, the sampleapp directory includes a README.TXT explaining how to build and deploy the sample application. While
you can build the sample application if you desire, this step is not required.
When you unpack the J2EE agent distribution, a sample application named agentsample.ear is created for you. The full path to this application
is as follows: